Fireman s protector



S K 0 I D A O G Mv d 0 M 0 m FIREMANS PROTECTOR.

No. 541,059. Patented June 18, 1895.

Inventor.

Attorney.

Witnesses!- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

GEORGE o. ADIOKS, OF LAKE CITY, FLORIDA.

FIREMANS PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,059, dated June 18, 1895.

Application filed April 20, 1895. Serial No. 546,501. (No model.)

To aZZwhowt it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. Anions, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lake City, in the county of Columbia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firemens Protectors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a device for protecting firemen from intense heat, while on duty at a fire.

It consists of four light, fire-proof plates or partitions, jointed or' hinged together, which, when opened, form a box-like structure protecting, except at the back, the person or persons within. The front plate has eye-sights and an aperture for giving the hose-nozzle freeplay. When not in use it can be quickly closed and easily transported, as. the device need not weigh over thirty pounds.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view looking at the outside of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device folded up.

Like letters refer to like parts.

A represents the larger or front plate, B the side plates,-and,O the top plate, which are united by hinges a. a. The front plate has, at the proper height, eye-sights, b. b., and an aperture 0, for the convenient play of the hose-nozzle. These plates may be made of 3 5 asbestos, or wood, paper, pulp or cloth chemically prepared so as to be fire-proof. Their edges are covered with strips of galvanized iron, f. f., or suitable material, which gives strength and stability to the device, and a firm hold for the hinges.

The protector may, according to size of the plates used, be made of any desirable dimensions, but one about six and one-half feet high and four or five feet wide will usually suflice and not weigh over thirty pounds.

When the plates are closed together, by press- A portable firemans protector, composed of fire-proof plates or partitions, hinged or jointed together, the larger, or front plate,- having eye-sights and an aperture for the hose-nozzle, the top and side plates forming with the front plate, when opened out, a boxlike structure, and when not in use folded against the back of the front plate, as set forth.

GEORGE O. ADIOKS. In presence of L. HARRISON, E. F. WILSON. 

